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Originally Posted by finnbow
That was once (at least somewhat) true. Now Republicans don't even seem to believe that they need to get (re)elected to hold on to power. They'll game the system, install fake electors, or even incite violent insurrections to maintain their hold on power and excommunicate those unwilling to go along with these undemocratic excesses (e.g., Liz Cheney).
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You're joking, right? There's no proof that anyone incited a violent insurrection. No one in a position to do so contemplated installing fake electors. There's a hell of a lot of innuendo and third hand testimony on the part of Dems, and a bunch of outright lies that you have lapped up.
1) The
story that you and the Star Chamber dutifully ignore:
Though federal officials have arrested more than 570 alleged participants, the FBI at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump, according to the sources, who have been either directly involved in or briefed regularly on the wide-ranging investigations.
FBI investigators did find that cells of protesters, including followers of the far-right Oath Keepers and Proud Boys groups, had aimed to break into the Capitol. But they found no evidence that the groups had serious plans about what to do if they made it inside...
Trump behaved like a damn fool on January 6th, and that continues. But he no more coordinated the Jan 6th riot than you did. The only folks who keep referring to Jan 6th as an "insurrection" are folks like you, the Dems and their allies.
2) The fake electors thing was an idiotic idea dreamed up by Giuliani and company at Trump's behest. Lots of folks a screaming for prosecution on this, but it's not even clear that it's a felony. Here in MI, the Atty General has made noise about prosecuting, but that's about it. More to come on this but the likelihood of success of that plan less than nil.
Doesn't mean that the attempt to mess with the elector certification was right, justified or ethical. It wasn't.